Synopsis
Samir and Lila are twins. They live and work together in the restaurant in a small hotel beside the sea in Finistère. Confronted by a childhood that ended too soon, Samir has taken refuge into his interior world, while Lila grew up too fast in order to take on the role of adult. She became a mother, one who watches over, protects, and defends Samir from others. Together, they have recreated a family, by clinging together. Lila denies the existence of a father while Samir wants to remember his mother.
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Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Balthazar
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producers : Mohamed Issolah, Ahmed Amarouche, Kamel Tallih
- Screenwriters : Audrey Pilaire, Mohamed Issolah
- Director of Photography : Mathias Zivanovic
- Editor : Joël De Castro
- Sound Recordist : Nicolas Jean
- Sound Editor : Martin Dahlgren
- Special Effects : Sébastien Tulard
- Sound Mixer : Cyril Cole
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Portrait
- Themes : Family, Love, Freedom
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 28 min 50 seconds
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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